夫將兵者，不戰則守，不守則走，不走則逃，不逃則死。- 司馬懿 In military, if you do not attack, defend; if you do not defend, retreat; if you do not retreat, flee; if you do not flee, die – Sima Yi Background Continuing our previous article on war preparation, today…
Few days back I went out for lunch and passed by a few jewellery shops, all of which were swamped with people trying to buy gold jewellery. As of now there are no news yet of retailers snapping up gold…
Credibility is important not only to the individuals, but to the corporations and to the country as well. US’s credit ratings are given an AAA because of the confidence that it will be able to repay its debt. People buy…
In part 1 of this 2 part-series we talked about scrimping every single cent we can in order to maximise our savings. However, just that alone will not get us out of the bottom class. To get out, we need…
In every society there is always the bottom class. The family so poor they cannot afford anything decent and the kid who often goes hungry. I have seen people climb up from that situation by themselves as an individual, but…
In life there are a few big ticket items we have to pay for should we want to live a decent life. Education to ensure we are knowledgeable and skilled for better employability and higher salaries. Housing, so that we…
Holding power is the ability to hold on to your investments without selling them, and it can greatly impact your investments. Holding power is affected by a few things – amount of borrowed money (leverage) you put in it, how…
In one of my previous articles, I cautioned readers to be wary of lending money to others. Today I am going to talk about the scam which your borrower may trick you into when borrowing and repaying your money. I…
Taxes, something which all of us have to pay one way or another. From the Goods and Service Tax (GST) or Value-Added Tax (VAT), from personal income tax to corporate tax, how much we pay depends on how much we…
Covid struck the world in December 2019, and from 2020 onwards the whole world sank into a pandemic in which millions died. But instead of fighting the pandemic properly, political agents around the world made use of it to their…
Since ancient times, humans have continually waged war against each other. Numerous attempts have been made to unify the world, although in our modern day context, the world back then probably meant a country (China) or a continent (Europe). Wars…
One of my favourite PC games was the Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (MMORPG, or MMO in short) called Perfect World. It is an MMO from China. As with other MMOs, there was a lot of grinding to be…